Co-defendant who robbed 2014 homicide victim gets 7 years
A co-defendant charged in connection with the 2014 homicide of Julio Cesar Cruz has been sentenced to seven years of imprisonment for robbing the victim while the other defendant in the case is...
View ArticleTrenton man accused of revenge killing indicted by grand jury
Leroy TuttA man accused of killing someone who previously shot him in the butt has been indicted on murder and weapons offenses. A Mercer County grand jury indicted Leroy Tutt last week in connection...
View ArticleTrenton and Mercer County cops close in on Jamer Greenfield’s killer
TRENTON >> Talaya Greenfield might finally know who killed her son.Talaya Greenfield grasps a portrait of her son, taken when he was young boy. (Isaac Avilucea - The Trentonian)Sworn court papers...
View ArticleHomicide victim from North 25 shooting ID’d as Wilma Rutledge, 58
Wilma Rutledge (Facebook Photo)A 58-year-old woman who died Friday afternoon from senseless gun violence outside the North 25 housing complex has been identified as Wilma Rutledge, who lived on Carver...
View ArticleTisheen Mack’s alleged killer gets released from jail with pretrial ankle...
Jihad JenksA suspect has been arrested in connection with the July 23 shooting death of Tisheen Rasheen Mack and then was released from jail on electronically monitored home detention after a judge...
View ArticleGunman who killed Trenton rapper ‘Young Farr’ pleads guilty
Wayne Bush (left) and Jafar “Young Farr” LewisThe gunman who shot and killed Trenton hip-hop lyricist Jafar “Young Farr” Lewis over four years ago has now fessed up, abruptly ending his presumption of...
View ArticleCops arrest fifth defendant in North 25 murder case
A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the Oct. 6 shooting outside the North 25 housing complex that killed a city woman and injured a 14-year-old girl.Convicted Trenton drug dealer Togbah...
View ArticleProsecutors: Alleged killers celebrated after North 25 murder
The alleged getaway driver in the North 25 housing complex shooting that killed a city woman and injured a 14-year-old girl last month was “celebrating” shortly after the homicide, prosecutors said on...
View ArticleHamilton woman charged with 2016 Lyft murder admits to theft conspiracy, gets...
One of the women charged with accomplice liability murder in connection with last year’s Lyft rideshare homicide has been released from jail after pleading guilty to a theft conspiracy charge.Dominique...
View ArticleTrenton man arrested in Ewing man’s murder
Wade WilliamsA city man was charged with the September slaying of a Ewing man.Authorities announced they arrested Wade J. Williams, 42, in connection with the murder of 51-year-old Tyrone King. The...
View ArticleSelf-confessed killer get 7 years for slaying Trenton rapper Young Farr
Self-confessed killer Wayne Bush has finally arrived at his new home — New Jersey State Prison in Trenton — for slaying a capital city rap artist in a grisly 2013 shooting.Wayne Bush (New Jersey...
View ArticleTeen boy gets 18 years for slaying immigrant
Justice has been served in the June 2016 stabbing death of 27-year-old Honduran immigrant Carlos Leiva-Oviedo.Danny Saad, the 16-year-old boy who had confessed to the Chambersburg slaying, received an...
View ArticleTrenton man gets 22 years for slaying girlfriend
A city man who viciously stabbed his girlfriend to death in June 2013 received 22 years of state incarceration on Friday but suggested life imprisonment would have been more appropriate.William...
View ArticleMan murdered in Trenton Sunday morning
A man died after being shot in a car, which he crashed into this fence on Asbury Street. (Penny Ray - Trentonian)A broken chain-link fence, yellow chalk circles, crime scene tape and a freshly washed...
View ArticleMurdered Trenton man ID’d, investigation continues
Ronald Parker (Facebook image)Authorities identified the slain man gunned down Sunday morning as 45-year-old Ronald Parker.Parker, of Trenton, was shot multiple times while behind the wheel of an Acura...
View ArticleEwing man indicted in passion killing of Tisheen Mack
The man accused of shooting and killing 26-year-old Tisheen Mack in a summertime crime of passion has been indicted on manslaughter charges.Jihad JenksJihad “Jay” Jenks, 23, of Ewing, remains free on...
View ArticleJudge detains 300-pound disabled man in murder of Tyrone King
A 300-pound disabled man who suffers from a spinal cord injury is the alleged gunman who shot and killed 51-year-old Tyrone “Big Face” King Sr. in broad daylight Sept. 17.Wade Williams, 42, appeared in...
View ArticleSelf-confessed killer get 7 years for slaying Trenton rapper Young Farr
Self-confessed killer Wayne Bush has finally arrived at his new home — New Jersey State Prison in Trenton — for slaying a capital city rap artist in a grisly 2013 shooting.Wayne Bush (New Jersey...
View ArticleGunshot victim crashes car, dies in Trenton’s 23rd homicide of 2017
Trenton Police investigate a homicide involving a gunshot victim who crashed on the 300 block of Mulberry Street on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. (SULAIMAN ABDUR-RAHMAN - The Trentonian)A gunshot victim...
View ArticleSlain Trenton car crash gunshot victim ID’d as Hunterdon County man
Brian FiczkoThe gunshot victim who died Thursday night after crashing his vehicle in the North Ward has been identified as a suburban man who hailed from Hunterdon County.Brian Ficzko, 40, of...
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